Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-14
PLANTING NEARLY FINISHED.
eAvAN- 040 Rfas OF rms fOBAUoO
OROP RON IN f8s GROUND.



acreage IL fully IA large ~ last year, aud
fully three-iourths OF the planting Is OF the
seed Leaf variety. In some sections OF the
county almost all the farmers have planted
seed leaf exclusively many have divided the
crop "half and halt" between seed leaf and
Havana, and only few have planted
Havana seed exclusively. We will see who
among them have planted most wisely.
The weather has been very favorable and
the young plants Of both varieties are grow.
ing timely.
In old tobaccos very little is doing. because
there is not much old leaf in the Lancaster
warehouses; The only transactions we have
heard OF are the following:
Skiles Il Frey sold loo cases in small lots
d. A. Mayer bought about ~ cases aud sold
sb ut 80 in small lots to local snufacturerx
Toe Havana seed crop of 50 Is being
slowly bought up at prices ranging from 5 to
L. cents through, few crops being bought
as high as Ii for wrappers, 5 for seconds and
for filters.
New York Market.
From the U. 8. Tobacco journal
Things have teen at staudstill this week,
excepting Q sale OF $50 cases of 'S5 Connecti-
cut, but Insignificant transactions took place
the sale referred to netted the seller about Il
cents reweight (accordng to the statement of
the buyer, while the cost price Is reported
To have been IL cents; tbis Is exclusive of the
many items OF cost attached to tobacco, when
held in storage any length of time tsp
pears almost iucred ible to herr OF old t..
baccos being sold at such figures and the
wisdom of such step Is questionable, to say
the least Of it Busin. : is bound to revive
shortly and Old tobacC - must and " i'll Is in
demand no matter how good, bad, cheap or
dear the new is and will be A sudden
revlva. OF business, commonly called =
"boom,' is sure to set in, and those acting
with such anticipation will bs the gamers.
Sumatrs-ls not suffering from the present
stsgnation in seed Leaf IL sells daily, aud en- &.
tices new operators right along the severe
measures adopted by the custom house au.
thorties to prevent light weight stock com.
ing in at loS duty is gradually telling on
prices, and suitable stock is ruling 10 per
cent higher to day than a month ago. 1t is
surprising To see the man uiacturinS interest
stand mute in the agitation of growers and
importers moinstions in this matter. They
are allowing the latter to push their views
and interests regard less of the interests of
manufacturers. But, then, Sumatra is not
popular with the large Manufacturers: they
are using 1t from necessity only, and woul Ia
not at all be sorely affected II the "stutf" as
II 10 called, WAS a. the bottom OF the sea. So,
therefore, any agitation IN this matter must
come from the middle aud smaller class OF
manufacturers here or-the enormously rich
companies at Am -terdsn. Tue sales Of the
-
Havana-Moderately active Sales 500
bales at 50 cents to 81 2i.
saies of Seed Leaf iu New York In MAY
From the Tobacco Leaf.
The reported sales of seed or cigar leaf OF
domestic growth in this city in May amount.
ed to 4 ot3 cases, against 6 $50 cases in April.
Evidently trade in this staple Is dull, but the
fact Is chiefly due to the circumstance tha,
such Leaf As is wanted both for home and for
| eisn account Is not available to the extent o'
| the actual requirements Until the lss6
crop, which promises WE'LL is ready for use,
business cannot we'll be active unless Q spec
| ulative demand sets in.
| There were not many sales OF Western to-
| bscco in the New York market last week
| Virginia tobacco is more sctive and prices are
| higher. Seed leaf is quiet. The reported
sales OF Havana were $50 cases at from toe. to
81 %. Small stock and poor assortment OF
sunstra on the market Sales OF l25 bales
az sL 20 to 81 30. Smoking tobacco and plug
in good demand and the cigar trade fair,
viii There tie . boom In Dom estic cigar Leaf
There are many persons in the United
States to day who are pondering over the
question expressed in the above caption All
agree that the conditions are favorable for
both active trade aud augmented prices, but
those familiar with current market reports
perceive that the actual volume OF business
done at present gives little assurance Of the
n.
tbeless, as II those events were coming to
pass, and that quite speedily. The crop Of
1880 mas almost alone 10 carry the trading
and manufacturing interests through the
long period between now and the time when
the growth of lSs1 will be available for use
Excepting the crop Of lSS5, all the old crops
are about exhausted, and II is doubtful il,
including what is left of il, there is to be
found today In growers, packers, dealers
and manuiacturers hands above 80, 900 cases
MAJ SkaN,
will come into comparatively bare markets
and what 1t will prove TO be in respect of use.
iul wrappers remain to be seen. There " III
De some desirable wrappers, of course, in the
crops OF Gil the growing STATES, but a. to the
quantity OF them all Is yet con lecture. Until
sanPling Is begun and completed, iniorma-
ton on this subject cannot be had. The
Total product OF lSs6 PROBABLY did not exceed
20 900 cases, some OF which, owing to In
different growing and curing seasons in Ger.
tain localities, must be unservicesbls for
cigar manufacturers. Sumatrs will doubt
less come into active reluisition to supple.
ment the home growths aud the home want u,
binders and filters
As illustrative of the scsntiness of old stock
tmsy be mentioned that the great warehouses
OF r. 4. Linde, Hamilton Il Co., Of this city,
which usually contain at this season of the
year rom 2I,oo to 80 GOO cases have now in
them perhaps not over 1900. Cigar manu-.
LECTURERS are drawing briskly ON their own
supplies OF wrappers and begin to express
concern respecting the chance OF getting them
In the near future.
PhiiSdeiphia Market.
Seed Leaf-Dealers In cigar leaf are not
crowded with sales, which is owing largely
to the absence OF desirable old goods s,ill.
the most OF them are busy look ing after new.
which has already found willing takers from
second hands al a small margin. From the
hsures obtained a joboing house must hand 10
considerable new leaf before the amount will
come up to past years business.
sumstra-Weil, 1t sells without much
trouble or fear OF not pleasing
Havana speeds along aud finds willing
admirers II the natural aroma Is there
Baltimore Market
The active demand for desirable grades OF
Maryland tobacco is more readily met by
reason OF increased receipts, which are
promptly taken at full and sOmsw hat
stronger prices by purchasers tor the foreign
markets The French contract for some 0 900
hhds Maryland tobacco was awarded yssts.
day. Mr.. Il T. Wenck will execute IL
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